Improvement in passenger-registers



J. EN RIGHT. PASSENGER REGISTER.

No. 79.060. PatentedJune 23. 1868.

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JOHN ENRIGHT, )F LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOl-n T() HIMSELF AN JAMES It. DEL VECCHIO, OFSAME PLACE.l

IMPROVEMENT IN PAssi-:NGERREe-ISTERS.

Specification forming part of L'ettersfPatent N o. l797,060, datd J une 23, 1868.

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, AJOHN ENRIGHL. of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State'of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Passenger-Registers 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the 'art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a partial front view of the registering device. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail section of the same, taken through the line .fr Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the registering device, the dial-plate and part of the frame being removed. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View of the same, taken through the line y y, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is adetail under-side view of a portion of the same.

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My invention -has for its object to furnish an improved apparatus for registering the number of. passengers or persons entering street-cars, ferry-boats, and other places, which shall be so constructed and arranged as to the same time, so that it cannot be falsified or made to register an incorrect number without breaking the apparatus, and thus showin g that it has been tampered with.

A represents the platform of a car, the deck of a4 boat, or licor ot' any room or place the number of persons entering into which it is desired to register. j

B is a vertical .shaft passing down through the deck or iioor A, and the lower end of which is pivoted to the box or plate C, attached to the bottom or lower side ofthe door A, and

tached to the box or casing D, as shown in Fig. 2.

If desired, the shaft B may be further secured by braces E, the lower ends of 'which are attached to the door A, and their upper collar or collars upon' the shaft B, as shown in Fig. 2.

To the shaft B are attached four radial platform A. In the latter-case the braces .E

must'be omitted, and the shaft B sufficienti secured at its ends.

To the lower end of the lshaftl B, beneath I the floor A, is attached a series of radial arms, G, equal in number to the .doors F, and so arranged that each of the arms G may be midway between two of the doors F, as shown in Fig. 3. A

H is a spring attached to the plate or box C in such a position as to press against the ends of two adjacent arms, G, and bring the shaft to rest after the admission of each pas' senger in such a position as to close the entrance. Then, as the door F is pushed before the passenger in entering, the arm G pushes back the spring H, which immediately springs forward' to again stopthe shaft B.

T o the end of each of the arms G is pivoted a friction-wheel, I, 'to'diminish the friction between the ends of the said arms G and the said spring H.v

To the upper sides of the arms G, near their ends, areattached pins g', or their equivalents, which strike against the pawl J to operate the registering device.

The box or casing D, which incloses all the space in which the doors F work, exceptA that part through which the passenger passesin entering the car, boat, or room, may be made semicircular in form, as shown iu Figs. 2 and 3, or it may be made polygonal in form, as may be desired.

A K is a guard attached to the side of the eutrance opposite to the box or casing D, and which is curved to correspond with the sweep of the outer ends or edges of the-doors F, to

guard against any passenger squeezing past saidl doers without operating the register.

ItY should be observed that the box or casin g DA should be so rmly secured to the platform .orb floor-A that it cannot be pushed or moved out of its place by the crowding and pushing of persons wishing to enter.

L is a bent lever pivoted to the plate or box C, and to one ot' the arms, I', of which is pivoted the pawl J, against which the pins g', attached to the G, strike when the shaft B is revolved b v a person passing in or out.

Oue end ofthe pawl J is held out by a coiled or other spring, M, so that the pins y' may strikeit and operate the lever L upon the entrance of each passenger. The other end of the pawl J is so `formed that when tlie shaft B is revolved by a person passing out-the pins g' may-strike it, compress the spring M, and pass by without operating the lever L.

The arm Z." of the lever L is so formed thatwhen' the said lever is operated by the pins g' striking the pawl J the end of the said arm l" may be moved forward int-o such a position that, should the lever be held in that position by any person or thing and another person attempt to enter before the said lever has returned lto itsA former position, the pin of the next arm, G, vwould strike against the end o`f the said arm l", and thus prevent the revolution of theshaft B, and, consequently, the entrance of the'person. N is a stop-pin attached to the plate or box C in au angle of the lever L, to limit the movement of said lever, and thus guard againstits ever getting out of place.

0 is a bell-crank pivoted to the plate or box (1,01` to a bracket-or other support attached to said box or plate 0,01' to the lower side of the floor or platform A. One arm' o f the bell-cran k 0 is connected with the bent lever L by awire, P, or its equivalent. The connecting-wire P lmay, if desired, be replaced with a connectingrod, theends .of which are pivot-ed to the belll crank O and`to .the lever L.

It should be observed that the parts of the apparatus most subject to friction, and conse-A quently most liable to wear, should be made of hardened steel or other metal not easily Worn, so that said parts may not, becomev so Worn. by continuous use as not to operate properly. To the other arm ofthe bell-crank O is attached the end of a conneetingwire, Q, the other end of which is connected to thearm or lever R, pivoted to the shaft S, working in bearings in the box or case T. The box or case T is provided with a door, t', which may be locked.

In some situations I prefer to insert a glass plate, U, in the door t', and in other places I prefer to use the said door without the said glass plate.

V is a wheel attached ,to the shaft S, and which is made with exactly a hundred teeth. The wheel V is moved forward by the pawl W, pivoted to the arm or lever R, and which is held forwardagainst the teeth of the wheel Vby the spring X, one end of which is attached to the arm R, and the other end of which presses against the said pawl W.

The movement of the arin orlever It is limited by the length of the slot in the side of the ease or box T, so that the said arm or lever R :an only be moved far enough to revolve the wheel V the hundredth part of a revolution. or through the space of one tooth.

The lever or arm lt and pawl w are moved back, after operating the wheel V, by the l coiled or other spring Z, attached to the box, or case T, and connected with the arm r' of the lever or. arm R, or directly with said lever. The wheel V is kept from being carried back by the pawl w, and is held steady by the springpawl A', adjustably secured to the box or case T by a screw or screws passing througha slot in said pawl, as shown in Fig. 4. B' is a toothed segment attached to the shaft C', which works in bearings in the bottom of the box or case T and in the top plate, D'` of said box or case, as shown in Fig. 5. The number of teeth in the segment B is immaterial, and said segment may be extended into a circle, if desired, the box or caseTbeing enlarged accordingly. The segment or wheel B', when made a complete wheel, should be arranged so that the outer end of its shaft may come through the dial inside of the units-scale. In this case it is necessary to use a bracket with a bearing, in which the inner end of -the shaft could revolve. The outer end works in a bearing in `the outer plate. The bracket may be made fastto the outer plate by holes Y iu its ends. It is also necessary to have a hole' through thelarge nger, so that when it points at the zero thekey can be passed through said finger tothe end of the shaft when necessary to move the little finger tothe zero on the hundreds-scale, and the large finger should also be bent outward, so as to clear the end of the shaft. The bracket should be arranged iu position so as not to rub thev wheel V or allow the shaft of the wheel B' to v rub it.

Gon sidering the jarring or surging of streetears, I prefer a complete wheel instead ofv a segment, as it will be better balanced upon the shaft, and therefore less liable to be jolted from its place.

Upon the shaft S is formed a single tooth, E', which, upon each revolution of the wheel V, moves the segment B' forward one tooth, so that the wheel V registers the units and teus, and the 'segment B' registers the huudreds and thousands.

F' are springs attached to the under side of the plateD', which press against the teeth of ,the segment-B' and hold it stationary, except when operated upon by the'tooth `or cog-E'.

' G' is an index-linger attached to the shaft S, and which points to the division-marks of the scale formed upon the dial-plate H', to indicate the vnumber registered up toa hundred.

To the side of the segment B' is rigidlyattached a short arm, which projects through a circular slot in the 'dial-plate H', and tothe projecting end of which is attached a small index-finger, I', which` points to the divisionmarks of a scale formedupon the dial-plate H' at the side of the circular slot through said dial-plate, to indicate the hundreds and thousands registered.

' e. If desired, the segment B' may'1 be extended thirdwheel. or' segment will seldom or never be required.

.-To the outer end of the arm or lever 1t is v nected with'the hammer of the bell or gong K' in such a way that'theentrauce of each passenger will not only move the index-finger to make theregister, but will alsosound the bell or gong, thus giving notice that a passenger has entered the car, boat, or room towhich the apparatus has been attached.

I claim as `new and desire to .secure by Let- .l ters Patent- The combination of the doors or bars F,

shaft B, radial arms G, having stop-pins gv', or

their equivalent, attached to them. spring.- pawl J, and bent lever L with each other when placed at the entrance of a car, boat, room,'or

otherplace, substantially as herein shown and described,and for the purpose set forth. 2. 'In combination with the above and with each other, I claim the toothed wheel V, attached to a shaft, S, having a single tooth or cog, E', formed upon it and carrying. an index; nger, G', the toothed segment or wheel B', carrying an index-finger, I', the dial-plate H', lever or arm R, pawls W and-A', connection P, lever O, rod J, andgong K', all arranged and operating asset forth, for the purpose specified.

JOHN ENRIGHT.

Witnesses:

E. M. RUTLEDGE, Jos. CLEMENT. 

